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    The Athabasca Glacier is one of the six principal 'toes' of the Columbia Icefield, located in the Canadian Rockies. The glacier currently loses depth...
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    feeds six major glaciers: Athabasca Glacier Castleguard Glacier Columbia Glacier Dome Glacier Stutfield Glacier Saskatchewan Glacier Parts of the Columbia...
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  • Athabasca Glacier, a glacier in Jasper National Park, Canada Athabasca River, river in Alberta, Canada Athabasca Falls, waterfalls on the Athabasca River...
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    the Columbia Glacier to the west and Athabasca Glacier flows to the east of the mountain. The other apex is Triple Divide Peak in Glacier National Park...
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    kilometres per hour (25 mph), 18 kilometres per hour (11 mph) on the Athabasca Glacier Turning radius: 21.9 metres (72 ft) United States Antarctic Program...
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    [citation needed] The Athabasca River originates in Jasper National Park, in Lake Providence at the toe of the Columbia Glacier within the Columbia Icefield...
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    the form of glacial ice. That ice flows down the Athabasca Glacier to the Arctic Ocean via the Athabasca and Mackenzie rivers. Ice flowing west goes to...
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    down the valley from the pass is Sunwapta Lake, at the toe of the Athabasca Glacier, which is considered the nominal source for the river. The Sunwapta...
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    Parallel Glacier Franklin Glacier Bell Glacier (Canada) Cannonade Glacier Remote Glacier Shadow Glacier Fan Glacier Geddes Glacier Chaos Glacier Radiant...
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    Canadian Rockies is the Athabasca Glacier, which is an outlet glacier of the 325 km2 (125 sq mi) Columbia Icefield. The Athabasca Glacier has retreated 1,500 m...
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    Mount Athabasca is in the Columbia Icefield of Jasper National Park in Canada. The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie, who made the first...
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    1969, Brewster Sightseeing began to operate snowmobile tours on the Athabasca Glacier, located just beside the highway. The parkway is busy in July and...
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    outlet glaciers. Despite its misleading name, the well-known Athabasca Glacier is actually the source of the Sunwapta River, a tributary of the Athabasca, not...
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    The Athabasca oil sands, also known as the Athabasca tar sands, are large deposits of bitumen, a heavy and viscous form of petroleum, in northeastern Alberta...
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    A moulin (or glacier mill) is a roughly circular, vertical (or nearly vertical) well-like shaft formed where a surface meltstream exploits a weakness...
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    Icefields Parkway (#93) near Sunwapta Pass and is 2.3 km WSW of Mount Athabasca. Mt. Andromeda was named in 1938 by Rex Gibson, former president of the...
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    lower falls are a short distance away. The water originates from the Athabasca Glacier, and volumes are higher in early summer because of glacial melting...
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    Pass. Due to its location, it provides one of the best views of the Athabasca Glacier. The mountain was named Wilcox Peak by J. Norman Collie in 1899 after...
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    641 square kilometres (2,564 sq mi) of mountainous terrain, with many glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes. Provincial...
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    non-technical glacier climb that is straightforward in summer, albeit with a long approach (approx. 19 km (12 mi)) up the Athabasca Glacier and over the...
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    bad 2023 season. Soot and ash from Jasper landed on the Athabasca Glacier, allowing the glacier to absorb more sunlight. Combined with rising temperatures...
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    Dawson, to total about 1,500 miles driven distance. Filming locations Athabasca Glacier, Alberta, Canada Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada James Stewart...
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    Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield, Jasper National Park, Alberta. Glacier morphology Post, Austin; Edward R. LaChapelle (May 2000) [1971]. Glacier...
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    Sunwapta Pass and can be seen from the Icefields Parkway and from Athabasca Glacier. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,100 meters...
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    McFarlane. The Athabasca Sand Dunes are estimated to be approximately 8,000 years old, formed near the end of the last glacial period. As glaciers receded,...
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    was stripped away from the mountain along with the receding Athabasca River Valley glacier. There are several popular climbing routes, including: West...
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    Canadian mountain guide and mountaineer, was killed while climbing the Athabasca Glacier in the Joffre Group of the Lillooet Ranges of British Columbia's Coast...
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    to Sunwapta Falls. The western boundary of the range is defined by the Athabasca River valley to the east of Warwick Mountain. The valley narrows as it...
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    cycling by Dryas along a chronosequence within the forelands of the Athabasca Glacier, Canada". Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 26 (5): 623–632. doi:10...
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    minority section on census. The Athabasca River originates in Jasper National Park. It is fed by the Athabasca Glacier within the Columbia Icefield, at...
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